At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic data centre lab, managing hardware and a team of engineers.
- Company: Join a major UK financial services organisation with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, flexible work schedule, and hands-on leadership experience.
- Other info: Exciting contract opportunity with potential for growth in a regulated industry.
- Why this job: Combine your technical skills with leadership in a fast-paced environment.
- Qualifications: Strong data centre hardware experience and team management skills required.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 £ per year.
We are seeking an experienced Data Centre Lab Manager to take ownership of a busy on-premise lab environment supporting a major UK financial services organisation. This is a hands-on, hardware-focused leadership position combining technical data centre responsibilities with day-to-day management of a team of around six engineers. The role will also involve close collaboration with software, networking, floor management and customer teams, ensuring lab activity is effectively planned and delivered across both BAU and project work.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day operation of the data centre lab, ensuring hardware processes, records, audits and documentation are maintained to a high standard.
- Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of physical infrastructure, including provisioning, installation, racking, cabling, configuration and decommissioning.
- Oversee certification and validation testing of new server and component hardware against core platforms.
- Support the integration of physical hardware with VMware environments, ensuring effective connectivity between the hardware and virtualisation layers.
- Provide senior-level technical support and escalation for the lab team, including rebuilding environments to support major incident investigations and P1 recreation.
- Coordinate with software, network, floor management and customer teams to plan and deliver technical activities.
- Manage team capacity and workload through Jira, including sprint planning, task allocation and prioritisation across BAU and project activity.
Essential Experience
- Strong hands-on experience working with data centre hardware, including server racking, cabling, physical builds and hardware troubleshooting.
- Practical experience with server management consoles such as Dell iDRAC, HPE iLO or Lenovo XClarity.
- Working knowledge of VMware and an understanding of how physical infrastructure connects into virtualised environments.
- Solid understanding of SAN and storage infrastructure, particularly from a physical hardware and connectivity perspective.
- Experience using Jira to manage workloads, sprints and task allocation.
- Previous experience leading or managing a technical team, ideally around six people.
- Experience working within financial services or another highly regulated environment would be advantageous.
If you have a strong data centre hardware background and are looking for a contract opportunity where you can combine technical expertise with team leadership, we would be keen to hear from you.
Data Center Lab Manager in Bradford employer: All The Top Bananas
As a Data Centre Lab Manager with us, you'll thrive in a dynamic and supportive work environment that values technical expertise and leadership. Our Yorkshire location offers a collaborative culture where innovation is encouraged, and you will have ample opportunities for professional growth within the financial services sector. Enjoy the benefits of a flexible work schedule, competitive daily rates, and the chance to lead a dedicated team while making a significant impact on our operations.
